Cement News tagged under: new plant
Khamarnaugaon plant idea opposed by villagers12 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsAditya Birla's proposed UltraTech cement plant at Khamarnuagaon under Cuttack district’s Athagarh block has witnessed protests by locals despite obtaining required 90 acres from the government to start plant there. Villagers of Gurudijhatia and Khamarnuagaon alleged that they would lose almost all grazing fields for cattle if a cement plant was built in the area. |
Duqm to receive new cement plant in 202009 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe SEZ Authority in Duqm (Sezad) and Al Wusta Cement Company, a partnership of Oman Cement Company and Raysut Cement Company, have signed a land use deal to build Oman’s third cement plant at the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ), reports Trade Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement, the Al Wusta Cement Company will acquire a 500,000m 2 plot within the heavy industrial zone on lease for 50 years, renewable for a further period, reported Oman Observer. Al Wusta Cement said that the co... |
Dangote Cement's Bouasnsa plant is almost complete03 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe US$300m Dangote cement grinding plant situated at Bouansa, Congo will start-up this month, Dangote Cement Plc has announced. Dangote cement's CEO, Onne van der Weijde, said: "The Congo Cement plant is now 99 per cent complete and set to commence operations." Dangote cement plant at Bouansa, Congo, expected to contribute at least 1.5Mta capacity, is a positive step steering the company towards the total yearly manufacturing capacity of about 32Mta across Africa. Dangote Cement Congo ... |
Plycem vows to increase competitiveness in Costa Rican market02 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsPlycem, a new company owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, will fight for a place in Costa Rica's cement market from the first quarter of 2018. The Mexco-based company will operate in Salinas Esparza, Puntarenas, with an investment of US$17m in an area of 50,000M². The project will create at least 200 jobs. Óscar Fonseca, Plycem Central America CEO, explained that the main objective of the company is to produce cement for self-consumption and, secondly, for marketing. The directors sa... |
OCL India a step nearer to new plant in Rajgangpur21 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsAt a public hearing, OCL India Ltd has received local support in Rajgangpur, Sundargarh district, for a new 2.25Mta cement cement plant, plus 3Mta of additional clinker capacity, besides the existing integrated cement plant that the company operates in the area. The flagship associate company of Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd, OCL India is now a step closer to achieve the final environmental clearance to execute its capacity enhancement programme. With this addition, the company's total capacity... |
Cebu's Board of Investment approve South Western Cement Corp's 2Mta new plant19 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsA new PHP12.5bn (US$245m) cement plant for South Western Cement Corp (SWCC) in Cebu is one of the largest projects approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) in August. The planned 2Mta cement plant wil be completed in two years' time and will serve the Visayas and Mindanao markets. SWCC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of listed firm Eagle Cement Corp. The cement producer owns mineral rights in Malabuyoc, Cebu, reports the Sunstar Cebu. Trade Secretary and BOI Chairman, Ramon Lopez, i... |
San Miguel, Northern Cement form JV30 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsSan Miguel Corp (SMC) has formed a joint venture with Northern Cement Corp to establish a cement plant in Sison, Pangasinan, Philippines. The joint venture company will be controlled by SMC via a 70 per cent stake while the remainder of shares is owned by Northern Cement, which is owned by SMC chairman, Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. Tycoon Ramon Ang is president of both SMC and Northern Cement. “SMC and Northern Cement Corp have agreed to organize and establish a joint venture corporation for... |
Zambians to receive jobs at new Chongwe cement plant23 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsAbout 85 per cent of the works at Sinoma Mpande Limestone Ltd's new cement plant in Chongwe, Zambia, have been completed, according to the company's Managing Director, Zhang Yuanci. Mr Yuanci said the plant is expected to be commissioned in March 2018 and once fully operational, over 600 Zambians will be offered jobs. "We plan to send Zambians for further training in China, after which they will be engaged to come and work at the plant. Most of our workers will be local people," he... |
Birla Corp to seek board approval for Mukutban plant10 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corp is due to put its proposal plans for a greenfield plant at Mukutban near Yavatmal district, India, before its board of directors for approval. "We are planning to invest around INR2400 crore [US$375m] for the 4Mta greenfield cement plant at Mukutban. We will now go to the board for approval," said Harsh V Lodha, chairman of Birla Corporation, in a press release following the company's AGM on Monday. The new plant would be funded through a mixture of debt and internal accruals, ... |
FLSmidth awarded Uruguay cement plant contract04 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has been awarded an order from Cielo Azul Cementos y Calizas SA for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a complete cement plant near the city of Treinta y Tres, approximately 300km from the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. The order comprises a complete range of equipment from crushing to packing and a palletising system. FLSmidth will deliver state-of-the-art energy-efficient technology including vertical roller mills for raw, coal and cement grinding, FLSmidth Cr... |